Global Patent Index - EP 1459542 A2

EP 1459542 A2 20040922 - PROVISION OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND

Title (en)

PROVISION OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND

Title (de)

BEREITSTELLUNG VON BESTELLVIDEO

Title (fr)

FOURNITURE DE VIDEO A LA DEMANDE

Publication

EP 1459542 A2 20040922 (EN)

Application

EP 02802683 A 20021105

Priority

  • IB 0204629 W 20021105
  • ZA 200109235 A 20011108

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03041383A2] A method of providing video-on-demand from a service provider to a customer site includes creating at least one customer profile associated with a customer site, the customer profile indicating the customer's preferences for video material having particular characteristics, selecting video material which is expected to satisfy the preferences of the customer, as indicated by the customer's profile, transmitting the video material to the customer site and storing the video material on mass storage means operable by the customer to retrieve the video material on demand. The video material is thus displayed on an associated display device in true video-on-demand fashion.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/173

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 5/913 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04N 5/76 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/25435 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/6375 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/781 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/85 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 2005/91364 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03041383A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03041383 A2 20030515; WO 03041383 A3 20040527; AU 2002363546 A1 20030519; EP 1459542 A2 20040922

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0204629 W 20021105; AU 2002363546 A 20021105; EP 02802683 A 20021105